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} Page 18 • PLAINPKALEK HKRALD, WKDMESDAV, FEBRUARY 27,19«5 Sports - Marian's Powers takes 3rd By Sam Natrop Plalnd«aler Herald Newt Service CHAMPAIGN-It's called a cradle, and it usually means Rich Powers is about to say "good night." The move where a wrestler locks one arm around his op­ erant's neck, "cradles" one leg and clasps his hands like a vice gave Powers the distinction of being the youngest third-place winner at the Illinois High School Association's wrestling meet Saturday afternoon. • The Marian Central sophomore, after losing a controversial match by pin in the quarterfinals, destroyed his opponents in the wrestlebacks to capture third place in the 48th annual event at the Assembly Hall. He is the only Marian Central wrestler to ever place at the state meet. And after his efforts of the weekend, Powers is indeed one- in-a-million. After sticking Quincy Notre Dame's Bernie Vahlkamp in •1:34 of his preliminary-round match, Powers was pinned by eventual second-place finisher Matt Atkins of mini Bluffs, who took a 38-1 record into the match. Atkins put Powers on his back late in the first period, and Powers fought to keep one shoulder free of the mat. He seemed to be doing so until the , referee ruled that Powers had touched both shoulders. The pin was recorded as the buzzer sounded. "That ticked him off," Marian Central coach Mike Garvey said. "He wasn't mad at the referee or at the other kid, but he was mad at himself. He went out and channeled that aggression in a positive way by beating the other two kids. That shows a lot of maturity for a young kid down at the state tournament." Powers took that second chance and went on a tear in the wrestlebacks. He put Sterling Newman's Conboy (who was 37- 2 coming into the match) on his back in the first period and grabbed a 4-0 lead. He improved that lead to 9-0 on a penalty point, a reversal and two more back points as the buzzer sounded. In the third period, Powers had to fight off a pin attempt by Conboy and then went on to an 11-5 victory that sent him into the third-place match against Unity's Jon Lieb. Powers, who trailed, 2-0, after one period, jumped to a 6-2 lead in the opening minute of the second period before cradling Lieb in the final 30 seconds to record three points on a near fall. Lieb rallied to cut the lead to 9-4 entering the final stanza. But, guess what? Powers pulled a reversal early on and went for the cradle to garner three more points and win the match going away, 14-6. Powers finished the season with a 35-4 record. "All the people around are saying, 'Hey, third place. That's unbeliveable for a sophomore,' " Garvey said. "I think that's a crock. I think to finish third in the state is a great achivement for a sophomore, junior or senior. , "Sure, it's nice to know that I'll be having a third-place state finisher coming back as a junior, but say it's an un- belivable achievement because Richie is an outstanding wrestler-not because he's a sophomore." Oh, that long wait for next wrestling season. Powers and Garvey can hardly wait. McHENRY -(Continued from page 20) the lockerroom with a 29-23 ad­ vantage. Craig Hill had nine .points at the half to pace McHenry. Mark Etheridge tossed in six, all in the second quarter. , Two easy baskets by WHS senior center Scott Rizzo, via assists from Mecklenburg and Charley Grover, opened the third quarter scoring for the Streaks. .Grover hit one free throw, and Mecklenburg a pair to open the WHS lead to 36-26 with 3:39 to play. It was the biggest lead of the game for the hosts. Suddenly, however, the Streaks -Tan into a small problem -- they ; 'couldn't score. No free throws, no jump shots, no lay-ups. For the ;final. 3:39 of the third period. ^Woodstock didn't put a point on *>;the board, but despite itself, led T;36-32 after three. The drought continued into the -final stanza Rizzo misfired on 'three free throw attempts (he was "i-^or-7 for the game), and -Meeklenburg missed the front end .'of a bonus attempt. Peter Witty ; botched a breakaway lay-up dur­ ing the stretch, and meantime, the Warriors, led by seven straight . points from forward Pat Dunne, ;- took a 39-36 lead with 6:04 to play. !• Senior Greg Haukereid came ;off the bench for a rare ap- ;lpearance, and led the Warrior of- ~fense in the fourth quarter. "He's " our best passer," said McHenry -coach Ken Ludwig. "We've known 'that all year. He played well. No ;-tnajor mistakes. He did a good Zjob." Haukereid tossed in one of two ;Ifouls shots to boost the MCHS lead • :to 40-36, its biggest of the game, -with 4:55 to play. I; The Woodstock drought finally fended when Timm Fields hit a -Jumper with 4:40 to go -- : Woodstock's first points in almost /seven minutes. Fields' bucket Imade it 40-38, McHenry. The two teams traded baskets -for the remainder of regulation. ; Mecklenburg hit the second of two > charity tosses to tie the game at >41:41, with 2:47 left. Ron Okpisz "collected a loose ball and scored to ! .-give the home five a 45-43 ad­ vantage with 1:30 to play. McHenry got a hoop from >leading scorer Hill to tie the con- * test at 45-all with :55 left, the final ; points in * regulation. After a -liitieout, Grover s 17-footer at the •Zbuzzer was well off, forcing the * three-minute extra session. The junior point guard redeern- •led- himself, however, canning a jumper from the right side to give ;~WtfS a 47 45 lead with 2:42 left. COkpisz hit one of two free throws at2:02. His charity toss Would pro- Cye*to be the winning point X Scott Freund swished an 18- ."joOter with 1:22 left to pull the <1 Warriors within 48-47. It was the ;; senior guard's only points of the XgaTne, but he would try one more •; shot ! •' Handling the ball quite casually •"at mid-court. Grover was ticketed r for a double-dribble with ;43 to go, giying McHenry one last op­ portunity. r . After Ludwig called timeout. Witty stole a pass, but was falling Cout of bounds in the process. He . heaved the ball toward the Blue Streak basket, but it bounced over "^the baseline with :06 to play, y. After another Warrior pow wow session. Hall triggered to -Ktheridge. who gave the ball to . Freund. .*• Freund quickly dribbled through traffic, and pulled up deep in the left corner Guarded i ' v e r y t i g h t l y b y t w o W H S -^defender*, his shot was well short, ^securing a heart-stopping victory -for the FVC co leaders "I don't know what it is, we must be jinxed. The kids deserved to win this one. They work so hard, and they have nothing to show for it. Nothing. I can't believe it." Ludwig wasn't the only observer in the large throng who thought Freund might have been hacked on the game's final play. "He got raked twice -- by two guys," said the veteran McHenry coach. "No doubt he was fouled." Woodstock coach Gordie Tebo preferred to talk about his team's fortunate survival. "I don't think we were looking ahead," Tebo said in response to a question about the D-C contest which looms ahead. "We have enough respect for Coach Ludwig and his program to not look past McHenry. Craig Hill and Mecklenburg shared game-scoring honors with Plalndealer-Herald News Service photo by Sai Natrop Marian Central's Rich Powers puts tie clamps wrestling tournament Friday aftei on mini Bluffs' Matt Atkins during their quarterfinal round match at the IHSA state Powers was third in the 145-lb. category. 15 apiece! Dunne had 12 for the visitors, while Rizzo tossed in 11 and Okpisz nine for Woodstock. Woodstock's atrocious free throw shooting was another key to McHenry's second-half com­ eback. The Streaks were an ap­ palling 8-for-19 from the stripe. "Easily the worst we've shot all year. Nothing's close to it. It's hard to explain. 1 don't know why it happens. This being the last home game of the year, you would expect us to play better, perhaps. But maybe we were just thinking too much. I don't know. It's all conjecture." What wasn't conjecture was the intangible which helps good teams to become better ones. "Luck," said Tebo, wiping his brow. "We were lucky to win this one." And how. Marian eagers start quickly, top A-Hin Harvard Regional By Terry Schumacher Plalndealer Herald Newt Service HARVARD - The Marian Central Hurricanes proved Monday night that you don't have to wait until the fourth quarter to win a basketball game. They showed you can win it in the first quarter. After outscoring Alden- Hebron's Green Giants, 23-10, during the opening stanza, the Hurricanes used superior strength and aggressive hustle to stifle subsequent A-H comeback attempts en route to a 59-50 victory in the opening round of the Harvard Class A Regional. The win advances the 'Canes to Wednesday night's second-round game against the top-seeded and host team Harvard Hornets. The loss ended A-H's season with a 13-11 record. The Hurricanes were led by Andy Hartlieb's game-high 22 points while Tom Will added 19 for MC. Three Giants finised in double figures + Ed Hilton with 14, and Scott Bielski and Brad Behrens with 10 each. The key for the Hurricanes may have been its defense of A- H's leading scorer Mike Hilton who was held to five points + all in the opening half. Although shooting fewer free throws, Marian Central out- scored the Giants, 13-10, from the line as A-H hit just 10-of-25 while Marian made 13-of-23. Two 15-foot jump shots by Hartlieb, and uncontested layup by Will and a layup by Brian Truckenbrod propelled MC to an 8-3 lead before A-H called a timeout with 5:38 showing. Bielski's 15-footer pulled A- H withing 8-5, but the Hurricanes scored the next 10 points to pull ahead, 18-5, before A-H used another timeout with 3:04 remaining. « During that span, MC worked the ball quickly aginst the Giants' 2-3 zone and found the seams. Will canned four field goals and Hartlieb sank his third straight 15-footer. Dave Pohlman slipped a pass underneath to Ed Hilton whose layup cut the lead to 18-7. However, Hartlieb answered that quickly with another out­ side shot to push the lead back to 13, 20-7. An 18-foot baseline jumper by Bielski cut the lead to 204, b^ r, Will hit one of two free throws and Harltieb tossed in an eight- footer to make the lead 23-9 with 1:10 left in the opening quarter. Mike Hilton was fouled as time expired and hit one of two free tosses to end the quarter with Marian holding a 23-10 lead. "I think early in the ballgame we played well and ran our offense well," Marian Central Coach Hans Rokus said, adding that he felt switching to a man- to-man defense took A-H out of its offense. The teams battled to an 11-11 draw durng the second quarter and the 'Canes held on to their 13-point lead, 34-21 at halftime. Hartlieb scored eight of the Hurricanes' points including the quarter's final five markers after Alden-Hebron had pulled within eight. For the Giants, Hilton had four points, including the rebound hoop with 2:10 left, that pulled A-H within 29-21. Alden-Hebron outscored the Hurricanes, 17-15, in the third quarter and trailed, 49-38, en­ tering the final stanza. Will's 15- footer opened the second half scoring, but A-H scored the next four points on a fastbreak layup by Bielski and a steal-and-layup by Ed Hilton. Five consecutive points by the Hurricanes halted that run and Marian led, 41-25 with 4:50 showing. The Giants tallied six of the next eight points to pull within 43-31, but Bill Hartmann dropped in a layup, and Will sank a 10-footer to push MC up 47-32. A fastbreak layup by Pohlman at the buzzer capped another 6-2 Giants' run to send them into the final quarter trailing by 11. Ed Hilton had three points and Bielski fired home an 18-footer as A-H outscored MC, 5-1, during pie £rst i;5£ of the finals stanza to puir within seven, 50-43. Marian regained a nine-point lead when Will swished a 15- footer after a Hurricane timeout, and MC led, 52-43. With 5:25 showing, Ed Hilton's free throw pulled A-H with 52-44, but Hartlieb answered with a layup for a 10-point Hurricanes lead wih 4:55 remaining. Fifteen seconds later, Har­ tlieb picked up his fourth foul. After he sat out, MC began milking the clock on each possession. Neither team scored until Bielski's 20-footer with 1:30 remaining, but Jim Hartlieb sank two free throws to preserve Marian's 10-point lead with 1:22 left. Jim Hartlieb canned two more free throws and Kurt Stevens tossed in one to ice the game for the Hurricanes. During the final 4:40, the Giants had several ̂ chances to cut into MC's lead but their shots wouldn't fall. "I think we played them down the line after the first quarter," A-H Coach Howard Katzenberg said. "Once we got into the tempo, we played well." Marian will move on to play Harvard in the semifinals Wednesday night. Businessmen upended by Regis; Murphy's wins in rec playoffs Plaindealer-Herald photo by Chris Jtmvik McHenry guard Greg Haukereid appears to have the ball on a string. The senior reserve came off the bench to score three points in the MCHS loss to Woodstock Friday night. KEEPING SCORE BOYS: Woodstock 48, McHenry 47 McHENRY (47) Dunne 3 2 .1 12 Hill 7 11 15. Wright 3 3-5 Anderson 0 0-0 0. Kreund I 0-0 2 Ktheridge 3 1^0 6. Haukereid 1 1-2 3 Totals 20 7-11 -- 47 WOODSTOCK 148) Grover 3 1-27; Mecklenburg 6 3-5 15. Rizzo 5 1-7 11 Witty 0 0-1 0. Okpisz 4 1-2 it; Fields 1 0-0 2. Kohley 0 2 2 2. Judson 1 0-0 2 Totals 20 8-19 48 Total louls i fouled out >; McHenry 16 'Dunne.. Woodstock 13 < none i Grayslake 64, Johnsburg 53 JOHNSBURG (53) Walsh I 0 0 2 Nicho l s 4 0*0 K DuHe l ( I 0 2 0 . Husak 5 2 2 12 Whar lo ty t l 2 2 2 Sh ine 4 0 0 8 Toussa ln t 5 2 4 ! 2 Du>i f25 6 9 To ta l s 21 I I Mi .VI / GRAYSLAKE(Mi J (amino* I 5 1 7 \u<lr<- I 2 2 H I .ink V .1 18 Id (.hi rity 8<i I Mi ( .ill.Oi.ir> l o I 2 Total* 2# III II M Total foul* fouled out Joh'iitiurM /i " <ir.i\«.|-.Hc«: I); ()'.!>•• JohfuMjfu KMHU M Grayilak* 1*1114*4 M Hn»»k Round L. 63, McHenry 62 (2 OT) ROUND LAKE (63) Horn7 6 20, Ronay«e 0 4 4. KreitnerDl is. Ptak4 4 12; Haines 204; Sparksu2 2 Dual 1 02 Totals 23 17-63 McHENRY (62) Dunne 6 3 15; Hill 8 2 18. Wright 4 2 10, Kreund 3 0 6. Anderson 1 4 6. Haukereid 1 I 3; Nolan 12 4; W r a y o o o Totals 24 14 62 Total fouls i fouled out • Hound Lake 15 none). McHenry 21 i Kreund >. Round L; 11 18 14 12 (4) (4) - 63 McHenry 16 16 12 It (4) (3) - 62 GIRLS: McHenry 47, CL South 34 CL SOUTH ' 34 p Mimigue >12 11 Naughton !> 1)11 Wright I 2 2 4 Or Ion 4 0 18 Welt/fin O'I I ll Total* I'.4(1 14 McHENRY I47) Jotintori K i 4 11 Applevar'l ( o (i f, Itrtanc ourl 2 I t "i I htlvert ( ( t i (.nine* i 4 / |0 Senn I 2 2 1 I(.1 ..i* ift 11 u< f t . VrtrfJl M' iUfic / I, M I/* ft it M ft The championship game in Men's Park and Rec League basketball will match two unlikely foes. St. Regis Pub and Johnny Murphy's-The Gambler. St. Regis, which finished fourth during the regular season, knock­ ed off the previously undefeated Johnsburg Businessmen last week, while third-place finishing M u r p h y ' s - G a m b l e r e d g e d Christopher's Men's Wear. Regis and Murphy's will battle in the league finale Wednesday night. J o h n s b u r g w i l l b a t t l e Christopher's in the third place game, which will precede the title contest at 7 p.m. Any other time the Johnsburg Businessmen would get beat in a playoff contest after going unbeaten during the regular year, it would probably be big news. But St Regis Pub brought in two 6-foot-7 players who didn't play during the regular campaign The pair made a big difference, as St. Regis rolled to an 82-63 rout of Johnsburg Thf* winners took a nllm 36-33 halffimr lead, but blew the game open in the second half, taking a ?Jt point lead at one point Guard Q Tom Les pumped in 31 points, as did teammate Lee Ohler, as Johnsburg's hopes of a champion­ ship died. Ohler and Les combined to go 20-for-22 from the free throw line in a great display of shooting. In the first half, the pair teamed up to score 32 of Regis' 36 points, with 16 each. Don Bentz paced Johnsburg with 23 points, 17 in the first half a s h e h e l p e d k e e p t h e Businessmen within striking distance. Kip Novotny came off the bench to toss in 10 for Johnsburg. Johnny Murphy's-The Gambler came out smoking during the first half, and caught Christopher's Men's Wear flat-footed, as Mur­ phy's advanced to the finals with a 56-48 triumph. Steve Himpleman's 18 points, along with Brian Miller's 14 and Jeff Fowler's 11 led the way for the winners. Frank Sexton had 19 and Willie Howard 11 to hlep Christopher's, which not only missed 15 free throws, but also missed center and leading scorer Todd Green, who wan injured In the regular ft*a»on finale, Christopher's finished second during the regular campaign. The playoff loss was the third of the season for the team. The third place and champion­ ship tilts to be played Wednesday night were, coincidentally, previewed during the last regular season night of play. Johnny Murphy's-The Gambler claimed a hard-fought 51-46 win over St. Regis Pub with Miller's 23 points leading the way. Earlier in the season, Les had 24 tallies to help Regis to a 55-53 v'ittory. If Les, Ohler and Tim Althoff are in uniform for Regis, expect a Cakewalk. Otherwise, the cham­ pionship battle could be a good one. In the preliminary game, the league's top two regular season finishers will slug it once more. Johnsburg claimed a triple over­ time victory over Christopher's in the two team's last meeting. Rick Neiss, Joe Meyers and Bentz have been the leading scorers for the Businessmen, while Sexton and Howard will try to overcome the loss of Green for Christopher's.